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Parliamentary service

Appointed by the Governor of Tasmania on 8.3.1996 under section 15 of the Constitution to represent that State in the Senate, vice JR Devereux (resigned). Elected 1996 (term began 1.7.1996) and 2001. Resigned 29.7.05.

Committee service

Senate Standing: Regulations and Ordinances from 2.5.96 to 23.9.97; Senators' Interests from 2.5.96 to 4.10.00; Library from 13.2.02 to 1.7.02; Selection of Bills from 13.2.02 to 15.11.04.

Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Economics: References Committee from 2.5.96 to 9.11.98; Finance and Public Administration: Legislation Committee from 4.12.96 to 4.9.97 and References Committee from 4.12.96 to 9.11.98; Employment, Education and Training: Legislation Committee from 4.9.97 to 9.11.98; Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation Committee from 24.11.98 to 11.2.02 and References Committee from 24.11.98 to 1.7.02; Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Legislation and References Committees from 13.2.02 to 29.11.04; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation and References Committees from 29.11.04 to 29.7.05.

Participating member, Economics: Legislation Committee from 2.5.96 to 9.11.98 and from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05 and References Committee from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05; Participating member, Community Affairs: Legislation Committee from 27.6.96 to 11.2.02 and from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05 and References Committee from 10.12.98 to 11.2.02 and from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05; Participating member, Employment, Education and Training: Legislation Committee from 27.6.96 to 4.9.97 and References Committee from 11.3.98 to 9.11.98; Participating member, Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education: Legislation and References Committees from 10.3.99 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Employment, Workplace Relations and Education: Legislation and References Committees from 9.9.03 to 27.9.05; Participating member, Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts: Legislation Committee from 11.9.96 to 9.11.98; Participating member, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Legislation and References Committees from 10.4.00 to 11.2.02; Participating member, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Legislation Committee from 11.9.96 to 9.11.98 and from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05 and References Committee from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05; Participating member, Legal and Constitutional: Legislation Committee from 26.3.97 to 9.11.98 and from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05 and References Committee from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05; Participating member, Finance and Public Administration: Legislation Committee from 14.3.02 to 29.7.05 and References Committee from 9.9.03 to 29.7.05; Participating member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade: Legislation and References Committees from 16.9.02 to 15.11.04.

Senate Select: Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy from 10.3.99 to 17.2.00.

Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 29.5.96 to 12.12.96.

Joint Standing: Treaties from 1.12.04 to 29.7.05.

Conferences, delegations and visits

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Finland and Germany, April 2002.

Parliamentary party positions

Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 26.8.97 to 22.11.01. Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Ministers for Employment and Training, and for Industrial Relations from 26.8.97 to 20.10.98; Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government from 20.10.98 to 22.11.01.